The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-15
For the Democrat-Star.
BOliticks FOn PluR Creek.

HOAA&0 WIZ An1 A6 NCtG NUNAN
be a meetin' ion all der boIitiiionprs
fon Shackson county ut PluH Greek,
und SO | rides meinselut out nit a
buggy, und ven I gets dere | finds
yOOst no many peoples as never vas
before. Und dem peoples vas all
kerlever fellers. Dey shakes me
py der hand ind makes me teel as
dey vas all glad to e me ober /
feel as | vas gladder to see dem.
Und, py shimminy! dem peoples
bat Il magneeicent voice tor beaches
und yatermelOnS.
Veil, blme-by, 1t coOms der time
around for der shpeakin,' und der
shairman, der bestest loOkin' man
fon der cOunty-mit der eggseption
fon der editor fOn der "SHTARp-
yumps On der galleree und says:
"Shentlemens! | haf der honor to
brezent to you der bolititioners ton
Shackson county. Dey will tOle
you all aloud eferydiuks, und will
e~ggSblain dot der great principle
ton boliticks las dot der man vot
gets der most votes vas der man
dot vas been elected.7 Und den he
shouts out mits his mout so louder
AS before, "Shim Mackrayw und
dot SHY ole coon ton Puff Greek
shteps himself out und makes IA
shpeech vat engages de attention
fOn eterybodieS. Und he says dis,
un8 he mentions dot. "Mine
vrents!' he says, "mine obbonentS
vas der best telierS in der county,
Ober | a der bestest fon dem all.
| vas down on dem teIlers for der
eggSellent reason dot dey all wants
der same Office dot | wants mein
selnt. Und yoOSt SO quick as | vas
got dot nomination IL Shentletnan
hat promised me to rouse me up a
wife, und den | gets married" Und
der peoples hOllered und der horses
s%quealed.
Vat Denny ibis vrends-und dere
a blenty ov dem-calls him oval
ter" tor short) IA called upon to
despOnd, und he said he a not
tor speakin', ober he vas for gettin'
all der votes fon all der people ; be
vas been in dot Office already, md
he promised to shtick by dot Office
SO long as dot Office would stick by
him.
Vonce more der shweet foice fon
der handsome shairman vas heered
as he brezented der shentlemens dot
wish to go to Shackson. Il don't
mean to to der penipOtentiary nor
der lunatic asylum-oher | mean
der Shtate HOuSe.l Und PeIIum,
by shimminy F.! | tells you, dot teller
he makes IA Shpeech dot makes all
his vrendS boiler und teel broud.
''ShentlemenS," he says, sober OF
any v0ne says as | vas "a consult
toOShunal contention Teller, dot man
Ia a taint-nO.Such-a tings. Und l
peddleS vatermelOns.p Y00St den,
den Sharlie Vund he rises smiC his
legs. "Shentlomens,v he cries ont,
81 wasn't 10 conshtitooshunal con
ventionaller neetlcr, und J, mein-
seluf, vas "A peddler fOn beaches and
Shickens vot vas dree wears
,ld-uud maybe older" Und der
shouted und der horses
once more.
Doctor MicGl0ud, nit "A shmiling
ace, eggSblaiued how der treasury
lebartme0t vas sick and his bre
icriptlons make it veil; und it be
'Ould brescribe some more, he make
t weller. Den u gOOt lookup
'OOug Teller, fOn Moss Poiut, shteps
tut uud says: "ShentlemenS, by
| don't shwaller dose
descriptions. Del patient needs a
hange, uud | vas der voue to make
Iim weller.
Der next eggscitement vas a
Doug man init curly barr and plsck
yes, who spoke yoOst like tells
on : "Meln vrends, you all know
rho | vas, uud CONSEQUENTLY den,
on all know Who | wasn't. | bre-
cut meinself as u candidate for
heriff for SbacksOn county. Ober
fyou git me dot blaze, | promise
o put all der bad peoples it tchail
nd hang 'em. ODER of you vas
DOT peoples und bay Your taxes, |
makes you troubles not any," lit
as my private opinion dot dose
urly hair und dot plack eyes vas in
er possession of der comm sheriff.
David, fOu der Vest Side, eggs :
ressed himseluf as paretully villiu'
be elected, und a ready to lite
nit GOliah.
MIR. YOnsOn Ware tole der peoples
OF he vas tryin' to get on board der =
,oupviser, uud he would make der !
rim if he had to schwim, Und den
err 5olititioners cit der fellers
n intermissi0n for vatermelons
nd beaches. Ven der intermission
as gone SO vas der vatermelons !
nd beaches, und SO also vas
HANS BREfTMAN. |
ARRIVALS AT MRS. j, T..